Monthly Archives: June 2017

It never ceases to amaze me how many garages seem to have forgotten the basic rule of car repair – do the simple test first! Just because the ECU/diagnostic computer has stated ‘misfire Number 2 cylinder’ this does not...

Motorists whose cars have failed an early MOT but who continue to drive until the expiry date can be given six points on their license and fined up to £2,500, according to the Daily Star. What many drivers don’t realise is...

We don’t seem to do as much welding work at Worcester’s Mobile Mechanic as we did when the business was launched over 20 years ago. This camper van came in to the workshop as it had failed the MOT test for three or four pieces of welding...

As I get older, very little surprises me but I continue to be amazed that some drivers never check their vehicles. This vehicle came to Worcester’s Mobile Mechanic so that we could rectify brake issues. We located the locking wheel nut key...

This car with a leaking sump gasket was a recent visitor to the WMM workshop . Apparently every year their old garage sorted it out – and the car’s owner was told it was just one of those things. When the sump was removed, it needed...

So did Ams get his horse, I hear you cry. Well, yes he did! The brown horse that we bought is approximately four years old. He is pictured at work on the beach at work with a paying customer (Sue) and his proud owner Ams! The owner of...

One Saturday morning two vehicles arrived at the WMM workshop with the same fault – the cylinder head. The first – a diesel – had a problem starting. It started and misfired, clouds of smoke flew out of the exhaust then it was...

Some drivers never cease to amaze me as they expect their vehicles to just run and run. This Mercedes van came in to our workshop as the bonnet release cable had snapped. At Worcester’s Mobile Mechanic, we are able to open the...

Sometimes jobs are like buses. We do not carry out a welding job for a while and then we do two or three in the same week! This vehicle, an old LDV, had a severe case of tin worm but once repaired it was soon back on the road! ...